Cooper Cup: Kilburn, Nichols, Ward Win Singles Titles on Saturday in Fort Lauderdale

Draws are here (account required) Saturday was a warm, breezy day in Fort Lauderdale and the courts were quick green clay (with some suspect bounces…and very dry and slippery). In […]

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Cooper Cup Day 2: Into Doubles Final and Singles Semis

Draws are here. On another gorgeous February day in South Florida, there were quite a few matches to view and play at the Lauderdale Tennis Club. I played Lou Armstrong […]

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Men’s 40/45 Clay and Mixed 45 Clay Scheduled April 14-19, 2023: Cancelled; Also Barbara Cooper Level 3

Record rains on Thursday flooded the Fort Lauderdale Tennis Club, closed the Fort Lauderdale airport and set records for the amount of rain in a 24 hour period. As a […]

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Cooper Cup Saturday: Nichols, Hartsock Take Singles Titles, Nichols/Wright and Vasconcellos/Esswein Win Doubles

Draws are here. Saturday was finals day for the 55 & 65; the 45 & 75 finished yesterday. The weather was nearly hot, mid to upper 80s, not much cloud […]

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Cooper Cup Day 3: Marathon Matches

Draws are here. Today was semifinal day in the 55 & 65s and finals day for the 75s. It was a warm…hot nearly…breezy day in Fort Lauderdale. I played Susan […]

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Cooper Cup Day 2: Successful Quarters; Upsets Galore in 75s

Click here to view draws and results. Fort Lauderdale, FL Thursday Feb. 9, 2023 The quarters in the 65s and 55s were played today and the semis of the 75s; […]

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Fort Lauderdale Level 2 (Cooper Cup)/ITF MT 700

Click here to view draws Wednesday February 8, 2023 The Cooper Cup (formerly Jabbour, Tully, Checket etc Cup) started today at the Lauderdale Tennis Club in Fort Lauderdale. The weather […]

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Fort Lauderdale ITF Grade 1/USTA Cat II, Saturday, Day 4

Palm Beach Gardens, Florida On a beautiful day for tennis (mid-70s, moderate breeze, thin cloud cover), play resumed in earnest at the Lauderdale Tennis Club. The 75s final started off […]

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Rain in the Sunshine State: Fort Lauderdale ITF Grade 1/USTA Super Cat II Day 3, Friday

Palm Beach Gardens, Florida The forecast for today was for rain and the prediction was correct…it poured most of the morning in Fort Lauderdale. An hour north it also rained […]

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Fort Lauderdale ITF Grade 1/USTA Super Cat II, Jabour Cup Day 2, Thursday

Palm Beach Gardens, FL On a warm (80s), windy, humid day, most players were in action in the 55/65/75 & 85 divisions. In singles the upsets were hard to come […]

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Works, McColskey and Fales Take Singles Titles in Fort Lauderdale

Shelly Works can run….and hit a tennis ball too, she played a smart match and handled the wind very well and beat me in the 55s final in Fort Lauderdale. […]

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Castell/Delfausse Win 75 Doubles in Fort Lauderdale Friday

The final of the 75 doubles and the singles semis were held today at the Fort Lauderdale Cat II/ITF Grade 1. Carolann Castell/Lee Delfausse, seeded 2, upset top seeded Cathie […]

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Manning, Nichols, McColskey & Anderson Win Singles Titles Sunday at Crawford Cup

Sunday was a beautiful day to play tennis, albeit a bit warm for Northerners, as temperatures flirted with 80 and the humidity increased. All the singles started at 9am. I […]

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Les Grandes Dames: Crawford Cup, Fort Lauderdale, FL

This week there is a USTA Super Category II championship at the venerable Lauderdale Tennis Club in Fort Lauderdale. Named in honor of tournament director emeritus Patty Crawford, the tournament […]

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